Syringe storage container

Abstract

A syringe container includes a cylindrical syringe including a distal end portion having a discharge opening for discharging a liquid, a proximal end portion, and a side peripheral section connected to the distal end portion and the proximal end portion; an attachment member configured to be attached to the distal end portion and having an outer radius larger than an outer radius of the side peripheral section; a container body including a bottom portion and a peripheral wall portion extending upward from a periphery of the bottom portion; and a syringe holding section configured to be placed within the peripheral wall portion so as to face the bottom portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An assembly comprising:
 a cylindrical syringe including a distal end portion having a discharge opening for discharging a liquid, a proximal end portion arranged opposite the distal end portion, and a side peripheral section connected to the distal end portion and the proximal end portion; 
 an attachment member attached to the distal end portion and having an outer radius larger than an outer radius of the side peripheral section; 
 a container body including a bottom portion and a peripheral wall portion extending upward from a periphery of the bottom portion; and 
 a syringe holding section configured to be placed within the container body, surrounded by the peripheral wall portion, so as to face the bottom portion, 
 wherein the syringe holding section includes an inner peripheral surface that forms a through-hole, the syringe holding section configured to hold the syringe when the syringe is inserted in the through-hole, 
 wherein the inner peripheral surface includes an upper end having a radius larger than an outer radius of the attachment member, a bottom end having a radius larger than the radius of the upper end of the inner peripheral surface, and a tapered section having a radius that tapers from a larger radius to a smaller radius as the tapered section extends upward from the bottom end of the inner peripheral surface, and 
 wherein a difference between the radius of a bottom end of the tapered section and the radius of an upper end of the tapered section is equal to or larger than a difference between the outer radius of the attachment member and the outer radius of the side peripheral section. 
 
     
     
       2. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the radius of the attachment member is 4.0 mm or larger. 
     
     
       3. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein an angle formed between a line parallel to the tapered section and a center axis of the through-hole is 5 to 40 degrees. 
     
     
       4. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein a Luer-lock portion configured to be connected to the attachment member is provided on the distal end portion of the syringe. 
     
     
       5. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the assembly comprises a plurality of the cylindrical syringes. 
     
     
       6. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the syringe holding section includes a plurality of inner peripheral surfaces that each form a through hole. 
     
     
       7. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the tapered section extends no more than approximately half of the length of the inner peripheral surface. 
     
     
       8. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment member is a cap configured to plug the discharge opening of the syringe. 
     
     
       9. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the syringe holding section includes a support cylinder and the syringe holding section is configured such that the inner peripheral surface that forms the through-hole is disposed in the support cylinder. 
     
     
       10. The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the assembly comprises a plurality of the support cylinders. 
     
     
       11. The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the tapered section extends no more than approximately half of the length of the support cylinder. 
     
     
       12. The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the tapered section has a linear taper shape. 
     
     
       13. The assembly according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the peripheral wall portion comprises a ledge section, and 
 wherein the syringe holding section is configured to be placed within the container body, in contact with a top portion of the ledge section of the peripheral wall portion so that a base plate of the syringe holding section faces the bottom portion. 
 
     
     
       14. An assembly comprising:
 a cylindrical syringe including a distal end portion having a discharge opening for discharging a liquid, a proximal end portion arranged on a side opposite the distal end portion, and a side peripheral section connected to the distal end portion and the proximal end portion; 
 an attachment member configured to be attached to the distal end portion and having an outer radius larger than an outer radius of the side peripheral section; 
 a container body including a bottom portion and a peripheral wall portion extending upward from a periphery of the bottom portion; and 
 a syringe holding section configured to be placed within the container body, surrounded by the peripheral wall portion, so as to face the bottom portion, 
 wherein the syringe holding section includes an inner peripheral surface that forms a through-hole, the syringe holding section configured to hold the syringe when the syringe is inserted in the through-hole, 
 wherein, the inner peripheral surface includes an upper end having a radius larger than an outer radius of the attachment member, a bottom end having a radius larger than the radius of the upper end of the inner peripheral surface, and a tapered section having a radius that tapers from a larger radius to a smaller radius as the tapered section extends upward from the bottom end of the inner peripheral surface, 
 wherein the syringe includes a flange section extending radially outward from the proximal end portion of the syringe, 
 wherein the syringe holding section includes a support cylinder and the syringe holding section is configured such that the inner peripheral surface that forms the through-hole is disposed in the support cylinder, and 
 wherein an outer radius of at least a portion of the flange section is larger than a inner radius of a upper end of the support cylinder. 
 
     
     
       15. An assembly comprising:
 a cylindrical syringe including a distal end portion having a discharge opening for discharging a liquid, a proximal end portion arranged on a side opposite the distal end portion, and a side peripheral section connected to the distal end portion and the proximal end portion; 
 an attachment member configured to be attached to the distal end portion and having an outer radius larger than an outer radius of the side peripheral section; 
 a container body including a bottom portion and a peripheral wall portion extending upward from a periphery of the bottom portion; and 
 a syringe holding section configured to be placed within the container body, surrounded by the peripheral wall portion, so as to face the bottom portion, 
 wherein the syringe holding section includes an inner peripheral surface that forms a through-hole, the syringe holding section configured to hold the syringe when the syringe is inserted in the through-hole, 
 wherein, the inner peripheral surface includes an upper end having a radius larger than an outer radius of the attachment member, a bottom end having a radius larger than the radius of the upper end of the inner peripheral surface, and a tapered section having a radius that tapers from a larger radius to a smaller radius as the tapered section extends upward from the bottom end of the inner peripheral surface, 
 wherein the syringe holding section includes a support cylinder and the syringe holding section is configured such that the inner peripheral surface that forms the through-hole is disposed in the support cylinder, and 
 wherein the tapered section extends from a bottom end of the support cylinder to the approximately middle portion of the support cylinder.